French 3
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The monographic course aims to highlight the operating principles of French orthography considered as a system, and to stimulate a critical reflection on the persistence of errors. In addition, some social implications related to spelling and non-standard uses of written French are introduced. The course is supported by mother-tongue language teachers aiming to: improve oral comprehension of contemporary audiovisual documents in standard French and the written comprehension of complex documents; develop oral expression and the ability to interact in French with relative spontaneity; perfecting the written production of articulated texts and the ability to make relevant lexical choices.
Expected learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE: to be able to describe and exemplify the operating principles and the constituent units of the French spelling system; to acquire awareness of spelling difficulties for native and allophone learners and of the cultural and sociolinguistic implications connected with this; to know some essential elements of the diachronic developments of French spelling, with particular regard to the contemporary reformist movement; to be able to recognise and analyse some non-standard uses of French spelling.
SKILLS: to acquire confidence in the analysis of graphic units; to develop effective strategies in the prevention and correction of spelling errors; to expose in a coherent, exhaustive and effective manner the contents learnt, using the appropriate metalanguage; to make conscious and critical use of bibliographical resources.
SKILLS RELATED TO PRACTICAL CLASSES: : to be able to express himself / herself, both oral and written, with clarity, describing his / her point of view or developing arguments through complex sentences and lexical choices relevant to the subject, without hesitation or unnecessary repetitions; to adapt the linguistic choices according to the formal / informal register appropriate to the situation. The control of morphosyntactic structures will be constant and will allow the production of speeches without systematic errors.
SKILLS: to acquire confidence in the analysis of graphic units; to develop effective strategies in the prevention and correction of spelling errors; to expose in a coherent, exhaustive and effective manner the contents learnt, using the appropriate metalanguage; to make conscious and critical use of bibliographical resources.
SKILLS RELATED TO PRACTICAL CLASSES: : to be able to express himself / herself, both oral and written, with clarity, describing his / her point of view or developing arguments through complex sentences and lexical choices relevant to the subject, without hesitation or unnecessary repetitions; to adapt the linguistic choices according to the formal / informal register appropriate to the situation. The control of morphosyntactic structures will be constant and will allow the production of speeches without systematic errors.
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
The course is entitled "The spelling of French between rules, exceptions and variations" and consists of the following three teaching sections:
A (20 hours): French spelling: a pluri-system
B (20 hours): The definition of the spelling rule and the practice of dictation
C (20 hours): Graphic evolutions, between standard and use
The course provides 9 cfu, therefore students will have to follow the complete program.
The course takes place in the second semester and is structured into three sections. The first is a reflection on the formation of the French spelling system and on its operating principles; the second focuses on the factors that have favoured the standardisation of the written standard and the spread of the practice of dictation; the third traces the initiatives to revise the spelling system during the 20th century and introduces some non-standard uses of written French.
The course programme 2022/2023 (written and oral) is valid until September 2024.
A (20 hours): French spelling: a pluri-system
B (20 hours): The definition of the spelling rule and the practice of dictation
C (20 hours): Graphic evolutions, between standard and use
The course provides 9 cfu, therefore students will have to follow the complete program.
The course takes place in the second semester and is structured into three sections. The first is a reflection on the formation of the French spelling system and on its operating principles; the second focuses on the factors that have favoured the standardisation of the written standard and the spread of the practice of dictation; the third traces the initiatives to revise the spelling system during the 20th century and introduces some non-standard uses of written French.
The course programme 2022/2023 (written and oral) is valid until September 2024.
Prerequisites for admission
Lessons will be taught entirely in French. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level B1+.
Teaching methods
The course adopts the following teaching methods: face-to-face lessons, practical activities. In addition, the course is complemented by practical classes, for which please refer to the specific sheet.
Teaching Resources
REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
Collection of materials by the teacher (will be available on Ariel / Teams)
Cécile NARJOUX, Le Grevisse de l'étudiant. Grammaire graduelle du français, Louvain-la-Neuve, DeBoeck supérieur, 2018 : pp. 41-58 (« Éléments de description de la langue orale »), 59-92 (« Éléments de description de la langue écrite) - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 605O
Yvonne CAZAL, Gabriella PARUSSA, « L'orthographe en questions », in Introduction à l'histoire de l'orthographe, Paris, Colin, 2015, pp. 15-28 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.38. 172
Jean-Pierre JAFFRÉ, "L'orthographe du français", in Michel Fayol et Jean-Pierre Jaffré, Orthographier, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2008, pp. 103-119 - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 591
Sophie PIRON, « L'orthographe moderne au fil des siècles dans les grammaires : de l'intervention en orthographe à la consignation de l'orthographe », Cahiers de praxématique [En ligne], N. 74, 2020, http://journals.openedition.org/praxematique/6344
Michel FAYOL, « Les erreurs : manière d'appréhender la production orthographique », in Michel Fayol et Jean-Pierre Jaffré, Orthographier, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2008, pp. 123-136. - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 591
André CHERVEL, « La dictée », in Histoire de l'enseignement français du XVIIe au XXe siècle, Paris, Editions Retz, 2006, pp. 319-326 - will be available at the library
Sandra ANDREU, Claire STEINMETZ, « Les performances en orthographe des élèves en fin d'école primaire
(1987-2007-2015) », DEPP, Note d'information, n. 28, novembre 2016, pp. 1-4, https://www.education.gouv.fr/media/11051/download
Micheline CAMBRON, "Pédagogie et mondanité. Autour d'une dictée . », Études françaises, n. 43(2), 2007, pp. 99-110, https://doi.org/10.7202/016476ar
Bernadette WYNANTS, L'orthographe, une norme sociale : la construction sociale et les transformations de l'orthographe française, Sprimont, Mardaga, 1997, pp. 136-271 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.22. 115
La nouvelle orthographe, parlons-en !, http://www.orthographe-recommandee.info/miniguide.pdf
Jean-Pierre JAFFRÉ, « De la variation en orthographe », Éla. Études de linguistique appliquée, 2010/3 (n° 159), pp. 309-323, https://www.cairn.info/revue-ela-2010-3-page-309.htm
Françoise GADET, « Les représentations écrites de la langue parlée », in Jacques Chaurand (dir.), Nouvelle histoire de la langue française, Paris, Seuil, 1999, pp. 646-655 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.36. 033
C. FAIRON, J.R. KLEIN, S. PAUMIER, Le langage sms, Presses universitaires de Louvain, 2006 - available at the library 12LT. F03. 595 (can be found also online)
Students needing further practice in written French can practice the activities on the site Amélioration du français, section "Orthographe": https://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/fr/epreuve_francais/?id=30
Collection of materials by the teacher (will be available on Ariel / Teams)
Cécile NARJOUX, Le Grevisse de l'étudiant. Grammaire graduelle du français, Louvain-la-Neuve, DeBoeck supérieur, 2018 : pp. 41-58 (« Éléments de description de la langue orale »), 59-92 (« Éléments de description de la langue écrite) - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 605O
Yvonne CAZAL, Gabriella PARUSSA, « L'orthographe en questions », in Introduction à l'histoire de l'orthographe, Paris, Colin, 2015, pp. 15-28 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.38. 172
Jean-Pierre JAFFRÉ, "L'orthographe du français", in Michel Fayol et Jean-Pierre Jaffré, Orthographier, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2008, pp. 103-119 - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 591
Sophie PIRON, « L'orthographe moderne au fil des siècles dans les grammaires : de l'intervention en orthographe à la consignation de l'orthographe », Cahiers de praxématique [En ligne], N. 74, 2020, http://journals.openedition.org/praxematique/6344
Michel FAYOL, « Les erreurs : manière d'appréhender la production orthographique », in Michel Fayol et Jean-Pierre Jaffré, Orthographier, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2008, pp. 123-136. - available at the library : 12LT. F03. 591
André CHERVEL, « La dictée », in Histoire de l'enseignement français du XVIIe au XXe siècle, Paris, Editions Retz, 2006, pp. 319-326 - will be available at the library
Sandra ANDREU, Claire STEINMETZ, « Les performances en orthographe des élèves en fin d'école primaire
(1987-2007-2015) », DEPP, Note d'information, n. 28, novembre 2016, pp. 1-4, https://www.education.gouv.fr/media/11051/download
Micheline CAMBRON, "Pédagogie et mondanité. Autour d'une dictée . », Études françaises, n. 43(2), 2007, pp. 99-110, https://doi.org/10.7202/016476ar
Bernadette WYNANTS, L'orthographe, une norme sociale : la construction sociale et les transformations de l'orthographe française, Sprimont, Mardaga, 1997, pp. 136-271 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.22. 115
La nouvelle orthographe, parlons-en !, http://www.orthographe-recommandee.info/miniguide.pdf
Jean-Pierre JAFFRÉ, « De la variation en orthographe », Éla. Études de linguistique appliquée, 2010/3 (n° 159), pp. 309-323, https://www.cairn.info/revue-ela-2010-3-page-309.htm
Françoise GADET, « Les représentations écrites de la langue parlée », in Jacques Chaurand (dir.), Nouvelle histoire de la langue française, Paris, Seuil, 1999, pp. 646-655 - available at the library : 12LT. FL.36. 033
C. FAIRON, J.R. KLEIN, S. PAUMIER, Le langage sms, Presses universitaires de Louvain, 2006 - available at the library 12LT. F03. 595 (can be found also online)
Students needing further practice in written French can practice the activities on the site Amélioration du français, section "Orthographe": https://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/fr/epreuve_francais/?id=30
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination consists of written and oral practical classes and a monographic course. The grade for the examination will be unique and will be given by the average of the results of all the parts, which must refer to the same programme and can be taken in free succession.
The examination (written and oral) may be taken from May 2023 and must be completed by September 2024.
The examination for the MONOGRAPHIC COURSE consists of an interview on the contents taught in the different parts of the course itself (or on the bibliographic materials indicated in the programme in the case of non-attending students). An in itinere test, replacing part of the monografic course, will be administered at the end of the course and evaluated in thirtieths. If it is positive (at least 18/30), the mark of this test cannot be refused but it can be improved (up to a maximum of 2 additional points) through the presentation of an oral exposé in accordance with the traces that will be provided during the lessons.
Please note that it is necessary to come to the examination with all the bibliographic materials provided in the programme.
Systematic errors in pronunciation or morphosyntax, as well as major lexical gaps, will not be allowed in the oral examinations.
The PRACTICAL CLASSES include:
- a conversation test (oral expression) in French, marked in thirtieths, to be taken during the oral examinations;
- a written test in 4 parts, to be taken during the written examinations from May 2023 onwards. The written test consists of: a listening comprehension test (from an audio source), a grammar test, a vocabulary test, a writing assignment (a monolingual dictionary may be used during this test); each part is marked in thirtieths: the written test is considered passed if there is no more than one part with a result lower than 18/30 and if the overall average is at least 18/30. The overall average of the exercises will also take into account the result of the conversation test.
There are no in itinere tests for practical classes.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
The examination (written and oral) may be taken from May 2023 and must be completed by September 2024.
The examination for the MONOGRAPHIC COURSE consists of an interview on the contents taught in the different parts of the course itself (or on the bibliographic materials indicated in the programme in the case of non-attending students). An in itinere test, replacing part of the monografic course, will be administered at the end of the course and evaluated in thirtieths. If it is positive (at least 18/30), the mark of this test cannot be refused but it can be improved (up to a maximum of 2 additional points) through the presentation of an oral exposé in accordance with the traces that will be provided during the lessons.
Please note that it is necessary to come to the examination with all the bibliographic materials provided in the programme.
Systematic errors in pronunciation or morphosyntax, as well as major lexical gaps, will not be allowed in the oral examinations.
The PRACTICAL CLASSES include:
- a conversation test (oral expression) in French, marked in thirtieths, to be taken during the oral examinations;
- a written test in 4 parts, to be taken during the written examinations from May 2023 onwards. The written test consists of: a listening comprehension test (from an audio source), a grammar test, a vocabulary test, a writing assignment (a monolingual dictionary may be used during this test); each part is marked in thirtieths: the written test is considered passed if there is no more than one part with a result lower than 18/30 and if the overall average is at least 18/30. The overall average of the exercises will also take into account the result of the conversation test.
There are no in itinere tests for practical classes.
INTERNATIONAL students or incoming ERASMUS students are invited to quickly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in accordance with the responsible Office.
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - FRENCH - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Brancaglion Maria Cristina
Professor(s)
Reception:
Piazza S. Alessandro, 1 - sezione di francesistica